courtesy

I think it is vital that we treat each other with as much courtesy and kindness and respect as possible. We never know just how another person may be hurting or struggling, because they don't want us to know. But an ounce of grace can go a long way even if we never see it returned from that person.

Or, as one of my favorite writers (Elizabeth Bear) once said: "We are so small, and the night is so large. If we don't hold the light for each other, who will?"